There are a number of reports in the nationals today that Arsenal are tracking u-21 midfielder Todd Cantwell who played a staring role in the u-21 match midweek where City came back from 4-1 down to beat Middlebrough 5-4 with Cantwell scoring twice.

The 18-year-old midfielder is highly regarded within the Club but he is out of contract at the end of the season, and surely we should be actively negociating hard with him rather than risking a tribunal setting the fee at the end of the season if he chooses to leave

According to the Daily Mirror, Arsenal's chief scout Steve Rowley watched the teenager impress for Norwich in their FA Youth Cup match with Middlesbrough on Thursday, and a host of other clubs were also watching Cantwell including Newcastle, Liverpool, Crystal Palace and both Manchester clubs